WORK on a controversial longrunning roadworks scheme is now complete... but residents aren’t convinced it will make a difference to congestion.
Essex County Council has confirmed works at Ipswich Road in Colchester are “substantially concluded” with the new road layout operational.
Work on the £6.5 million scheme, which has seen the double roundabouts in Ipswich Road and Harwich Road converted into larger single roundabouts, started in September 2018 and was set to finish by December 2019.
However, a myriad of delays have affected the project, with the two and-a-half years of roadworks causing significant disruption to residents and businesses.
And now the new layout is operational, the majority of readers said it is unlikely to solve the traffic woes at the notorious congestion pinch-point.